Found myself in Coal Country today, doing a session I haven't done for awhile (and I dont recall how it went back then)
At the end, your running 20 loaded coal cars up a 2% grade with a K&L Decapod at the head and a pusher behind on a 15mph track.
I hit the grade at about 17mph and was doing ok until about halfway up, when everything went sideways (or rather backwards) as wheelslip started.
The situation become quickly unmanageable, as the slip would "stick" unless I slid the reverser into reverse and then forward even tho I was stopped.
And worse still, I had to manually go to BOTH locomotives to operate them.
I eventually made it by backing up to the level portion and going balls to the wall at the grade (doing about 20, with reversers full forward and throttles at 100%), but again I had to manually operate both locomotives.
Is this "as intended"? Surely the wheelslip being in effect while sitting perfectly still with the brakes set can't be. Right?
At the end, your running 20 loaded coal cars up a 2% grade with a K&L Decapod at the head and a pusher behind on a 15mph track.
I hit the grade at about 17mph and was doing ok until about halfway up, when everything went sideways (or rather backwards) as wheelslip started.
The situation become quickly unmanageable, as the slip would "stick" unless I slid the reverser into reverse and then forward even tho I was stopped.
And worse still, I had to manually go to BOTH locomotives to operate them.
I eventually made it by backing up to the level portion and going balls to the wall at the grade (doing about 20, with reversers full forward and throttles at 100%), but again I had to manually operate both locomotives.
Is this "as intended"? Surely the wheelslip being in effect while sitting perfectly still with the brakes set can't be. Right?
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